fishery monitoring News
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Pew Applauds Congress for Supporting Fisheries Science, Coastal Communities
Lee Crockett, director of federal fisheries policy for the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to President Obama signing the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, which allocates $161 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for much-needed fisheries research and monitoring programs. "We welcome this ...
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Spanish association Agarba achieves MSC certification for its Barents Sea cod fishery
28th November 2013: The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) [1] has today announced that Agarba has been awarded MSC certification for its Barents Sea cod fishing operations. From now on, cod (Gadus morhua) caught by Agarba can bear the MSC blue fish ecolabel, helping consumers to make responsible and sustainable decisions when buying seafood products. The certification was awarded after a full ...
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Question and Answers on the EU`s fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
Why does the Commission list Belize, Cambodia and Guinea as non-cooperative third countries taken? The Commission's decision to list these three third countries (Belize, Cambodia, Guinea) was taken following a warning (yellow card) issued to eight countries last year. Each country was given a reasonable deadline within which to react and to resolve the issues identified. The analysis took into ...
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Fisheries indicators ‘too narrow’ to show real impact
Global monitoring of fisheries must be improved to understand the mismatch between protecting marine life and the vital role fishing plays in many economies, according to a study. Using so-called ‘multi-dimensional fisheries performance indicators’ (FPIs) would provide a better picture of how different communities manage fish stocks, and how this interacts with conservation efforts, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Fisheries certification update: November 2013
Collectively, the fisheries certified since our last newsletter bring an estimated additional 880,000 tonnes of fish into the market with the potential to carry the MSC label. They include whitefish, shellfish, herring form several fisheries and toothfish. Whitefish certifications welcomed by buyers The Russian Sea of Okhotsk walleye pollock fishery, which provides fillets, surimi and roe for ...
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Artificial fish habitats along Somali coast to benefit coastal communities
FAO, working with the European Union, has just completed the deployment of 25 "fish magnets" along Somalia's 3,300-km coastline, a move that will boost the nation's small-scale artisanal fisheries. The Fish-Aggregating Devices (FADs) consist of a floating buoy and "habitat mat" a few metres across. Plant life quickly grows under the mat, attracting large numbers of fish -- in essence creating ...
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Europe adopts new framework for fisheries data collection
The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by Council of its proposal for a regulation establishing an EU framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The new framework retains and builds on the proven features of the existing data collection system. It also introduces ...
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Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawns get the MSC blue tick
Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawns receive MSC certification for sustainable fishing The region is home to turtles, whale sharks and migratory seabirds The first fisheries to be certified through WA’s AUS$14.5 million project More than 50% of wild-caught prawns in Australia are MSC certified sustainable Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have ...
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Google Earth enables remote tracking of fish catches
Persian Gulf governments could use Google’s free global satellite imaging program to better monitor and control fishing in their waters, say experts. Their comments follow a study that used Google Earth to uncover huge discrepancies between reported and observed fish catches in the region. The study, which tracked fishing from space, found that actual catches taken from Persian Gulf ...
By SciDev.Net
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Cost of Putting Seafood on Dinner Tables: 650,000 Marine Mammals Killed or Hurt by Foreign Commercial Fishing Each Year
In order to put wild-caught seafood on dinner tables, more than 650,000 marine mammals are killed or seriously injured every year in foreign fisheries after being hooked, entangled or trapped in fishing gear, and enforcement of a U.S. law to protect marine mammals could help prevent tens of thousands of these deaths, according to a new report issued today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. ...
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Canadian Atlantic Halibut Fishery Earns Marine Stewardship Council Certification from SCS
The Canadian Atlantic halibut fishery managed by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable fisheries. The certification involved a team of scientists from SCS Global Services (SCS), which conducted an independent assessment based on the three principles of the MSC standard: the sustainability of the fish ...
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MSC certified fisheries delivering environmental improvements
Whether buying a tin of tuna or a Michelin-starred meal, shoppers choosing MSC-labelled seafood are helping to create a wave of sustainable fishing practices around the world, according to a new report, published today by the Marine Stewardship Council. In the MSC Global Impacts Report 2013, environmental scientists Dr David Agnew and Dr Nicolas Gutierrez identified almost 400 improvements in ...
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Fisheries: Questions and Answers on New French Control Action Plan
What does this action plan seek to achieve? Today's action plan focuses on the French catch registration system in order to ensure that the data available to national controllers is complete, reliable and timely. It consolidates measures already taken by France and also includes measures such as the development of IT tools. Catch data are reported by fishermen so that the control authorities ...
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MSC labelled Pacific skipjack tuna arrives in Europe
The world’s largest tuna fishery, the PNA skipjack tuna free school purse seine fishery, will be delivering the MSC labelled skipjack tuna from the Pacific into Europe in November 2013. Austrian retailer, SPAR, are the first to offer MSC labelled canned skipjack tuna from the Central and Western Pacific oceans where the MSC certified sustainable Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) ...
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Conservation Groups Launch Global Freshwater Fish BioBlitz, Inviting Citizen Scientists to Help Monitor Fish Species
The Global Freshwater Fish BioBlitz kicked off on World Wetlands Day to engage nature lovers in freshwater fish conservation. The Freshwater Fish Specialist Group (FFSG), of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Wetlands International, has joined forces with other international groups to introduce this new global initiative. The BioBlitz project, designed by iNaturalist.org, ...
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East Lyn fishery to remain closed
The Watersmeet and Glenthorne fishery on Exmoor's River Lyn is to remain closed until the end of the 2013 season to safeguard salmon and sea trout stocks. The Environment Agency closed the fishery on July 12 following a higher than normal number of fish deaths due to disease. The action was taken to reduce stress on remaining fish and ensure as many as possible successfully spawn later this ...
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Environment Agency teams rescue thousands of fish distressed by the heatwave
Environment Agency teams across the country have been rescuing thousands of fish in distress as a result of the recent weather. Hot weather combined with low rainfall can make fatal conditions for fish, while heavy intense rain also leads to an increase in diffuse pollution as result of pollutants washed off roads, sewerage systems and from agricultural land. Rapid changes in water conditions ...
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Registration open for Oct. 2 cornell pond fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass. (MA)
Registration is now open for the 13th annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass., on Saturday, Oct. 2. The derby takes place at Cornell Pond between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. The first twenty local fishermen who sign up will be able to participate in the fish monitoring event at Cornell Pond, Saturday, Oct. 2. Weston Solutions Inc. will oversee the fishing derby and distribute ...
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Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna
Of all the overfished fish in the seas, luscious, fatty bluefin tuna are among the most threatened. Marine scientist Goro Yamazaki, who is known in this seaside community as "Young Mr. Fish," is working to ensure the species survives. Yamazaki is fine-tuning a technology to use mackerel surrogates to spawn the bluefin, a process he hopes will enable fisheries to raise the huge, torpedo-shaped ...
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Registration Open for Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass.
Registration is now open for the annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass. The derby takes place at Cornell Pond on Sat., Sept. 29 between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. The first twenty local fishermen who sign up will be able to participate in the fish monitoring event at Cornell Pond, Saturday, Sept. 29. Weston Solutions Inc. will oversee the fishing derby and distribute awards ...
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